The AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Legislature honored UAF Vice Chancellor for Research Nettie La Belle-Hamer
for being recognized by NASA for her contributions to the field of synthetic aperture
radar.
Join Northwest Campus, the Nanook Diversity and Action Center, and UAF's Department
of Equity and Compliance on Dec. 6 from noon to 1 p.m. via for the next talk in the Shine a Light series: Art as StorytellingÌýwith Jenny Irene Miller.
Jenny Irene Miller is an artist who works primarily with photography, but also sometimes
video, sound, and sculpture. Jenny Irene Miller is Iñupiaq originally from Nome, AVÀÇÂÛ̳. Miller’s work explores
notions of identity, place, Indigenous feminism, refusal, and access.
UAF eCampus is sponsoring a student design contest for a marketing campaign in the
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. All UAF students are invited to submit original
artwork which will be featured on a printed banner in the N terminal of the airport.
The chosen artist will receive a $1,000 tuition award. Due to popularity of the contest,
the final day for submissions is now Tuesday, Dec. 6. Please pass this on to your students!
In conjunction with the Art Department's annual studio sale, the Office of Sustainability
will host a De-stress Fest and Campus Made Market on Dec. 9 from noon to 6 p.m. in
Native Arts Studio Room 301 in the Fine Arts Building. After shopping the studio sale drop by to relax, enjoy winter-themed snacks, craft
a free gift for yourself or someone else, shop from a selection of campus-made products
and learn about new ways to manage stress during the darkest days of the year.
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AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the UAF International Arctic Research
Center is hosting the webinar Dec. 6 from 10-11 a.m. Rich Buzard, from the UAF Arctic
Coastal Geoscience Lab, will be presenting his work monitoring coastal erosion and
laying the foundation for resilience in coastal AVÀÇÂÛ̳n communities. To learn more
about future monthly webinars, please visit ourÌý.
Dec. 6 marks the 100th anniversary of our library's participation in the Federal Depository
Library Program. This federal program began in 1813 with an act of Congress, and ensured
public access to federal government information across the United States. Please join us from 10-11 a.m. Dec. 6 in celebrating this anniversary with a small
ceremony on the library's 4th floor. All are welcome.
Join Chancellor White and the university community for the annual holiday gathering
on Dec. 6 from 4-6 p.m. Wood Center multilevel lounge and mall area. Refreshments
will be served and the UAF Jazz Combo will perform. Staff and faculty are encouraged to donate non-perishable items to the Wood Center
Food Pantry. For more information, contact Carla Browning at UAF institutional events.
In preparation for the FY25 budget cycle, the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Anupma Prakash, Planning and Budget Committee, and the Vice Chancellor of Administrative
Services Julie Queen are soliciting funding proposals from UAF faculty and staff.
Deadline for proposal submission is Feb. 24, 2023. The link to access the Request for Proposals (RFP) form isÌý.
An unexpected find in a University of AVÀÇÂÛ̳ Fairbanks archive has revealed more information
about the oft-debated April 1910 Sourdough Expedition climb of Denali, North America's
highest mountain.
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Shine a Light: Art as Storytelling with Jenny Irene Miller
